Liberty is headed to the FBS. Following the approval of their request to transfer from the FCS to the FBS, the team is making preparations ahead of time to make sure the transition goes as smoothly as possible.
The Virginian-Pilot first reported the prodigious sum.
On Monday, it was reported that Liberty University paid Old Dominion $1.32 million to play them for their 2018 home...

EL PASO, Texas (AP) Zoran Talley scored 17 points and sank a pair of free throws with 1.8 seconds left and Old Dominion beat UTEP 62-61 on Thursday night. Paul Thomas was called for a foul while Talley was in the act of shooting to send him to the line for the late free throws, and Omega Harris missed a heave as time expired. Dominic Artis missed two foul shots for UTEP with...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Ahmad Caver had 23 points, five rebounds and eight assists, B.J. Stith added 16 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, and Old Dominion beat UAB 83-62 on Saturday night to snap the Blazers' 25-game home winning streak in conference play. UAB, which trailed by nine at halftime, pulled within 49-45 with 13:18 to go but Old Dominion answered with a 12-2 run for...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) B.J. Stith scored 15 points, Ahmad Caver had 14, and Old Dominion beat Florida International 64-57 on Thursday night for its third straight win. Stith was 6 of 11 from the floor, Caver was 5 of 11, and both made a pair of 3-pointers. Trey Porter and Zoran Talley added 10 points apiece for Old Dominion (14-8, 7-3 Conference USA), which shot 50 percent from the...

HOUSTON (AP) Brandan Stith had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Zoran Talley scored 15, and Randy Haynes added 14 points and Old Dominion beat Rice 80-72 on Thursday night to end a two-game losing streak. Old Dominion (12-8, 5-3 Conference USA) led 39-29 at halftime and led by double figures until the final 50 seconds of play. Rice has lost four of its last six games. B.J. Stith finished...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) BJ Stith scored 14 points including four free throws in the final 35 seconds to help Old Dominion fend off Southern Miss 54-50 on Thursday night. Stith's bucket with 12 minutes to go gave the Monarchs (11-6, 4-1 Conference USA) their final lead. His jumper with 3:22 remaining gave Old Dominion a five-point edge before Michael Ramey's 3-pointer with a minute left...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Jon Elmore scored 26 points, Ajdin Penava hit the game-winning layup with 12 seconds left, and Marshall outlasted Old Dominion 90-86 in overtime on Thursday night. Marshall (10-6, 3-0 Conference USA) held a 77-75 lead with six seconds left in regulation, but Ahmad Caver hit a layup at the buzzer for Old Dominion to send it to overtime. The extra period...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Ahmad Caver sank four 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead Old Dominion to a 58-46 win over Georgia State on Sunday. Caver hit 6 of 14 from the field and tied his career-best scoring total. Randy Haynes added 10 points, while Brandan Stith and Denzell Taylor grabbed eight rebounds apiece for Old Dominion (6-4), which never trailed in the game. The Monarchs...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) JeQuan Lewis scored nine straight points to put Virginia Commonwealth in the lead with under five minutes to play and the Rams held on to beat Old Dominion, 67-64 on Saturday night. Trailing by four, 55-51, Lewis drilled a 3-pointer and drew the foul. He converted the free throw to tie the game at 55-55. After Brandan Stith gave Old Dominion the lead again with...

The Old Dominion Monarchs are moving into their third year in the FBS and they certainly look like they can make a push towards a bowl game. They will be donning some new uniforms this year as they revealed an all black look to the team on Thursday.
The team has worn black jerseys and pants in the past, but this is the first time they have revealed a look with a black helmet. The...

The Old Dominion Monarchs are only entering their fourth season in the FBS, but they are already looking to make a big move in Conference USA. It looks like the team will be getting much-needed renovations to their football stadium in the very near future.
On Thursday, the school’s Board of Visitors approved plains to rebuild Foreman Field and they hope to increase the seating...

Brett Favre is easily the most famous name to come out of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He was back in town on Thursday to throw out the first pitch ahead of the Conference USA baseball tournament game between the Golden Eagles and the Old Dominion Monarchs.
It should come as no surprise that Favre has a pretty good arm on him, even when throwing a baseball. However...

LAS VEGAS (AP) Trey Freeman scored 24 points, including two late free throws, and Old Dominion held off Oakland 68-67 on Wednesday night to win the inaugural Vegas 16 Tournament. Old Dominion, which lost in the championship game of the Conference USA Tournament, led the entire second half but needed Freeman to score in the pivotal moments. Oakland (23-12) overcame a 14-point deficit...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Reggie Upshaw made two free throws with 2.9 seconds left to lift Middle Tennessee to a 55-53 victory over Old Dominion on Saturday in the Conference USA tournament. The Blue Raiders (24-9) earned their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2013 in a defensive struggle that was markedly different from their 99-90 semifinal shootout with Marshall. Aaron Bacote...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Trey Freeman scored 34 of his career-high 42 in the second half to set the Conference USA tournament record for points in a game and help No. 5 seed Old Dominion beat Western Kentucky 89-77 Friday and advance to the championship game. Old Dominion (22-12), which has won seven games in a row and 12 of its last 14, will face the winner of Marshall-Middle Tennessee...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Trey Freeman scored 25 points with seven rebounds and Old Dominion topped Louisiana Tech 68-52 in a Conference USA tournament quarterfinal game Thursday. The Monarchs (21-12) will face eighth-seeded Western Kentucky (17-15), which beat UAB, in the semifinals Friday. Freeman was 10 of 26 from the field with three 3-pointers and added four assists. Aaron Bacote...

HOUSTON (AP) Trey Freeman scored 33 points to lead Old Dominion to a 74-67 victory over Rice on Saturday, finishing the regular season with four-straight wins. The Monarchs (19-12, 12-6 Conference USA) continue to the tournament on March 9. Freeman was 11 of 28 from the field including 7 of 14 from 3-point range and hit all four of his free throws. Aaron Bacote added 14 points...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Trey Freeman scored six of his career-high 38 points in overtime to give Old Dominion a 74-69 victory over Charlotte on Saturday night. Freeman forced the overtime with a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in regulation and got his career high on a jumper that made it a two-possession game with 17 seconds left in OT. Freeman had four quick points in overtime...

MIAMI (AP) Trey Freeman scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds and helped Old Dominion hold off Florida International down the stretch to post a 64-60 win Saturday night. Adrian Diaz dunked, then converted a three-point play to give Florida International the lead, 39-37, but the Monarchs answered when Zoran Talley hit a jumper, Freeman drilled a 3-pointer and Brandan Stith...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Trey Freeman had his third straight 28-point game, making 13 of 25 from the field, as Old Dominion held off Western Kentucky 68-62 on Thursday night to stop a three-game skid. Freeman, who tied his career high, also had four rebounds and three steals. Jordan Baker was 4 of 5 from beyond the arc for 12 points, and Aaron Bacote added 12 for Old Dominion (10-9,...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Darnell Harris scored 19 points and Edward Simpson added 14 as Middle Tennessee pulled away late in second half and held on to beat Old Dominion 64-61 on Saturday. Giddy Potts chipped in 11 points for Middle Tennessee (12-5, 4-1 Conference USA), who has won four straight. Trey Freeman matched a career-high with 28 points to lead Old Dominion (9-9, 2-3). Aaron...

RUSTON, La. (AP) Trey Freeman scored 21 points and Aaron Bacote added 17 more to lift Old Dominion to a 56-53 win over Louisiana Tech and snap the Bulldogs' 39-game home winning streak Thursday night. Freeman was 10 of 21 from the floor, while Bacote was 6 of 10 and had a pair of free throws with a minute remaining to break a 53-53 tie. Denzell Taylor then went 1 for 2 from the...

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